Summary Of Aaron's Gift By Myron Levoy

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Myron Levoy's realistic fiction, "Aaron's Gift," is about a boy that found a pigeon with a broken wing, healed it, and tried training it to be a carrier pigeon. Aaron tried to give his beloved pigeon to his grandmother, who he thought would need Pidge more. Aaron risked his life to save Pidge, and lastly, he found a new family member, by caring for a hurt pidgeon and taking it in as his own. This story answered the question, "what would you do for your family" with all of these. This story's answer to "what would you do for your family?" is simple, at least in Aaron's perspective, he would risk his life for his family. Evidence that supports this is when he is in the hideout of the gang, "Don't let him get the pigeon!' But Aaron had leaped …show more content…

Pidge would be her present!" Aaron was willing to give up his beloved pigeon to his grandmother for her birthday. That is what Aaron would do for his family. A last example of "what would you do for your family?" in this book, is "... He noticed a pigeon on the grass, behaving very strangely… The left wing was only half open and was a beating in a clumsy, jerking fashion; it was clearly broken… The wing was surprisingly easy to fix… Popsicle sticks served as splints, and strips from an old undershirt were used to tie them in place." Aaron finds a new family member and cares for him, and heals him until he is fully back to health. Clearly, this book shows the importance of family and answers the question, "what would you do for your family?" It shows that Aaron would do pretty much anything for his family. This story has taught me the lesson, 'put others first.' I have definitely chosen the correct short story, because it answers the question, "what would you do for your family," by showing that the main character, Aaron, would put his life in danger, give his beloved pigeon to his grandmother, (at least he really wanted to) and taking a wounded animal off of the street and nursing it back to

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